Forgotten Supercars

"Stephen Rivers" (stephenrivers) 04/10/2020 at 12:00 • Filed to: supercars, Shelby, caparo, SSC

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Good day fellow Oppos!

Here’s my latest bit on forgotten supercars for you to peruse at your leisure. Before writing it I didn’t know anything about the 6 wheeled Covini monstrosity, or that the Shelby Series 1 had a Oldsmobile Aurora  engine. Did I forget one you think should’ve been included?

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WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Stephen Rivers 04/10/2020 at 12:06

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Need for Speeders will know.

Italdesign Scighera

Stephen Rivers > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 04/10/2020 at 12:17

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ooooh good one. 

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Stephen Rivers 04/10/2020 at 12:19

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Aha, the p oor man’s Pagani!  Actually, I think Spyker makes more stylish interiors than even Pagani, even though both are detail-obsessed.

Stephen Rivers > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 04/10/2020 at 12:29

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Totally sad they didn’t build the two they had planned. I quite like the long wheelbase. It looks great to my eyes.

Tareim - V8 powered > Stephen Rivers 04/10/2020 at 12:50

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I’ve sat in a Spyker C8, the interior was very nice  

Stephen Rivers > Tareim - V8 powered 04/10/2020 at 13:00

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What a cool experience. They certainly take at tention to detail to another level.

Tareim - V8 powered > Stephen Rivers 04/10/2020 at 13:08

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they really do, the exposed gear lever setup was particularly well crafted

My bird IS the word > Stephen Rivers 04/10/2020 at 13:28

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I miss the gumpert. Sad they went under.

The panoz esparante needed a facelift over a decade ago. No ideah who would purchase one new or used.

I dont agree with the noble m12 being on this li st. They are very competitively priced used and their owners typically drive them often. It is somewhat obscure though.

Stephen Rivers > My bird IS the word 04/10/2020 at 13:34

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Fair enough, I just don’t think many people in the states really think about them anymore. They make a ton of cool stuff that doesn’t get its due. 

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Stephen Rivers 04/10/2020 at 13:42

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I think the series 1 has an oldsmobile engine in it. But I feel like most of that list is sports cars and not just supercars. But I like the ide. A few more for consideration:

Marcos Mantis LM500

Gillet Vertigo

Mclaren-Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss

Amoore100 > Stephen Rivers 04/10/2020 at 13:54

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Weber Faster One (gross)

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Saleen S7 (not really forgotten, I suppose)

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does Donkervoot’s D8 count as a supercar ?

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Henrik Fisker’s Cayman-meets-4C Artega GT (again, not super super)

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the DeTomaso Bigua (jk, the Qvale Mangusta)

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one of my faves, MG’s swan song who owes its chassis to the Qvale, thus the Mangusta is kinda super? if by relation only

t hat’s all I got off the top of my head

Stephen Rivers > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 04/10/2020 at 13:57

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Totally right! Fixed it. My mind was on Chrysler for another piece I’m working on. Anyway.

I can see that perspective. It’s all so fluid these days it seems. Hypercars , Supercars, Sports cars that do 200mph...

GREAT other cars. The Vertigo. That thing was wild in Gran Turismo.

Stephen Rivers > Amoore100 04/10/2020 at 13:58

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I thought about the Webster but I think we’re all trying to actively forget it lol

Amoore100 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 04/10/2020 at 13:59

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I love Marcos’ if just for the fact that they literally look like they slithered onto land from the great depths of the Atlantic. That said, their swan song the TSO was a legitimately great looking GT car.

Amoore100 > Amoore100 04/10/2020 at 14:03

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themanwithsauce reminded me that Marcos exists and in my opinion the TSO was their prettiest by far, though I’d be hard pressed to take it against the Fighter

and of course, every TVR, though also not super obscure and they went a bit dormant in the 2000's after the Speed cars of the late ‘90s

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Tareim - V8 powered 04/10/2020 at 15:47

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They are even more lovely to drive. If I find just the right one.... I know just the right someone to convince  and buy it.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Stephen Rivers 04/11/2020 at 06:59

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Venturi?

Jim Spanfeller > Stephen Rivers 04/11/2020 at 14:14

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I dunno, I don’t think having an Oldsmobile Aurora engine would be that bad...

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/a-casual-reminder-that-the-oldsmobile-aurora-was-badass-1826126694